Recorded by 11-time Grammy nominated classical recording engineer Prof. Keith O. Johnson, the EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA is the most awarded orchestral collection ever, including winning Sound On Sound's Reader's Choice Award an unprecedented 3-times, and the first orchestral collection to be recorded in a "state of the art" concert hall where orchestras mainly perform.

To achieve the feel of a live concert hall performance, each instrument and section was recorded with three mic positions, close, stage (conductor‘s position) and hall. By selecting different mic positions, users can mix these sounds together to create any kind of natural ambience their project requires. This eliminates the need for artificial reverb.

The EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA eclipses all others with the highest level of fidelity and realism. Get that big "Hollywood Sound" film/tv/games directors and producers seek "out of the box", no other orchestral collection comes close or is as easy to use!

Completely re-programmed for PLAY software from the original recordings

The Way an Orchestra Should Sound
EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Symphonic Orchestra has already come out on top in a recent roundup of orchestral collections for its level of warmth and detail. Now with the incorporation of PLAY, users of the upgraded EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Symphonic Orchestra will experience the benefits of the new sample engine immediately. With the typical orchestral composition encompassing a large amount of instruments, EASTWEST‘s PLAY software will streamline the process by allowing many more instruments to be loaded at one time than with previous systems.

Beyond the orchestra's phenomenal recording quality is its ability to breathe life into the virtual world, creating a real space and filling it with sound. In the past, this meant adding reverb and effects, further digitizing and degrading the overall quality of your music. EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP accomplish this through separately recording the natural hall ambience after the instrument has stopped playing until the sound has actually ceased. The software triggers this "release trail" at the end of every note and adjusts the dynamics so that the samples blend seamlessly, truly placing the listener in the hall with the orchestra.

Play
PLAY 5 is a 64-bit Advanced Sample Engine (plug-in or standalone). PLAY 5 is Included with all current EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Virtual (software) Instruments. For 32-bit compatibility, please use PLAY 4.

Load MORE thanks to 64-bit support

64-bit support allows you to load many more instruments and voices, limited only by your system RAM

As Beautiful As It Sounds

Interface designed to eliminate clutter, including only the controls needed for each individual virtual instrument

All instruments are listed in one browser

Easy to use browser displays all of your instruments

Favorites section to group the instruments you use most

Preview your instrument of choice in an easy-to-use column viewer

Interface automatically changes to display current instrument

Articulations

Forget browsing through complicated patch names: pick the instrument and play Turn on/off articulations as you wish

Articulations list also serves as reference for all expressions within the instrument (no need to look up key-switches in charts)

Save your favorite configuration for quick retrieval

Legato Detection

PLAY senses legato and repetitive playing and responds accordingly

Stereo Handling

PLAY allows the user to manipulate stereo samples in very useful ways

Stereo Swap allows the user to instantly swap the left and right channels

Mono from left , Mono from right, or Mono Sum allow for instant conversion from stereo to mono

Playback Engine

Highest quality resampling engine

Built from the ground up to create the most intuitive instruments possible

EastWest/Quantum Leap now design instruments every step of the way without compromise

Effects Engine

The best sounding and most powerful effects engine out there, built from the ground up for the highest possible quality

Reverb section includes multiple impulse responses from halls, and the famous EastWest Studios and live chambers (more RIAA certified Platinum and Gold records awarded than any other studio)

64-bit standalone and plug-in versions included (for 32-bit compatibility please use PLAY 4.3.5).

Check the compatibility chart for supported hosts.

EASTWEST PLAY Host/Sequencer Compatibility Matrix

Tested DAW

Mac OS 10.9 - 10.12.3

WIN XP
(32-bit)

WIN XP
(64-bit)

WIN 10, 8, 7,
Vista (32-bit)

WIN 10, 8, 7,
Vista (64-bit)

Required Version

Standalone

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Ableton Live

YES

YES

YES

YES1

6.07 or higher

Cubase/Nuendo

YES2

YES

YES3

YES

YES3

6 or higher

FL Studio

YES

YES

YES

YES

7 or higher

GarageBand

YES

3 or higher

Logic

YES4

7.2 or higher

Digital Performer

YES4

YES

YES

6.02 or higher

Pro Tools5

YES

YES

YES

7.4 to 10

Pro Tools 11 or higher5

YES

YES

YES6

11 or higher

Sibelius

YES7

YES

YES

6 or higher8

Sonar

YES

YES

YES

YES

6.2 or higher

VE Pro

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

4.0.54 or higher

Studio One

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

2 or higher

Reaper

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

3 or higher

1: Play 5 (and above) is compatible with all 64-bit hosts that use VST, AU, or AAX plugins. Use Play 4 for 32-bit hosts.
2: Mac OS 10.7 or newer is required.
3: Cubase/Nuendo 4.1 or later are required as 64-bit hosts.
4: WordBuilder is not supported in Logic 7 or lower, and DAE (RTAS in Digital Performer and Logic) is not supported at this time.
5: Ethernet control surfaces are not officially supported (ex: C24).
6: Windows 7 or 8 Home Premium Supported. Pro Tools HD 11 does not support Windows 8.
7: Sibelius 6.0.3 or higher is required to run in Mac OS 7.
8: Sibelius 6.2 is required to run in Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks).

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